by Irma | Aug 28, 2019 | Composers
Interview with Grammy Award winning producer Fine about composing We asked composer Michael Fine: when did you discover your vocation for composing: "I began composing four years ago. Although the act of composition was prompted by my wife's diagnosis with Multiple...
by riccardo.pera | Aug 28, 2019 | Composers, Composition Making of
Matthias Kadar's "Diary of a composer" - video 2 - the railroad of inspiration Welcome to the 2nd episode of Matthias's composition making diary. Today he's on the train, thinking, writing and building the main themes of his Cello Concerto. Matthias is a very...
by riccardo.pera | Aug 28, 2019 | Composers, Composition Making of
Matthias Kadar's "Diary of a composer", with his adventure into a new composition making - step by step monitoring - video 1 Here starts a new exclusive series from Cicerone Music & Art. As many know, Matthias is one of our authors for interactive courses (see...
by Irma | Aug 7, 2019 | Composers, Words on Music
John Philip Sousa (1854-1932), also known as ‘The March King’ is considered being the first composer of classical music born in the USA. During his lifetime, he was a very popular American musician and interesting enough he started his musical career playing the...
by riccardo.pera | Jul 17, 2019 | Cicerone Take Away Lessons, Composers
Astor Piazzolla inspired Federico Favali's "Astor and me" (video) Federico Favali accepted to give us some explanations about his connection with Astor Piazzolla. In fact, he composed a piece inspired from Piazzolla's "Inverno Porteno". In the video below, he talks...